What 12 young men learned about God from hiking 50 miles overnight

“Doing hard things allows us to rely on God," said one young man. “Challenges like this are opportunities to build confidence.”
Elder Dale G. Renlund taught about the limitless power that Jesus Christ has as the Savior.
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“I didn’t know how to properly thank Heavenly Father for that experience. It had softened my heart so deeply.”
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Before the game, young Church service missionaries, local members, and friends put bags together for Kansas City Heroes to distribute.
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Try this practical approach for teaching powerful lessons in less time.
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April 24, 2026 10:26 AM MDT
During the ceremony, the graduates gave a standing ovation to their parents, spouses, and children.
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April 24, 2026 10:05 AM MDT
“The Savior comes down to us at our level, but He doesn’t leave us there.”
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“This is a reason for all of us to rejoice and express gratitude for such a significant blessing,” wrote the First Presidency.
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April 20, 2026 02:51 PM MDT
“I hadn’t finished the quilt, and I had no solution. The only thing I could think to do was pray.”
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One of the purposes of the new names is to “help young women understand their divine place in God’s work.”
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April 17, 2026 03:12 PM MDT
With information coming at us from every direction, how can we know what is true?
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October 12, 2019 03:00 PM MDT
The following originally ran on LDS Living in June 2017 and is an excerpt from the book The Way of Aloha: Lanai by Cameron C. Taylor. You can also read about the powerful lessons Taylor learnedwriting the sequel to this book, The Way of Aloha: Moloka‘i, here.
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October 12, 2019 01:00 PM MDT
Bill Marriott puts faith at the forefront of his life, and that's no secret. In the rooms in his hotels guests can find a copy of the Book of Mormon and Bible. At a party celebrating the opening of his $24-million Los Angeles hotel Bill recalled a memorable moment with John Wayne: “He was a very large man and a man of few words, but he let me know exactly what he wanted—a drink—when he said, ‘I understand liquor flows like glue at Mormon parties.’” There was little doubt in any one's mind that to Bill Marriott, faith and family came first.
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October 12, 2019 12:48 PM MDT
The following is an excerpt from Elder John H. Groberg’s book Fire of Faith, which details his experiences as he served as a mission president and later as a general authority.
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October 12, 2019 08:34 AM MDT
One evening Lydia [Knight] requested me (Newel Knight) to go to the Prophet and get a handkerchief from him, or ask him to send her a healing blessing. And, said [Lydia], “I believe I shall be healed.” She would have been glad to have sent for him to come and lay hands upon her, but did not feel worthy to trouble him . . . as the multitude of business and care he had over the Church she knew was more than he was able to endure with the sufferings of the saints.
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October 11, 2019 10:21 PM MDT
On October 14, 1926, Winnie the Pooh was first published, sparking a world-wide love of this silly old bear that became a childhood icon. In honor of this literary classic that has been inspiring children and adults for nearly a century, here are some touching Winnie-the-Pooh moments that carry profound gospel lessons.
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October 11, 2019 05:19 PM MDT
Sports radio broadcaster Hans Olsen recently tweeted about high school student, who will don a football jersey for the first and last play of his high school career this Friday night. "In my opinion, this is the sports story of the year," Olsen writes.
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October 11, 2019 04:17 PM MDT
On Friday, the Church released the fourth Book of Mormon video "Lehi Sees a Vision of the Tree of Life." The video covers 1 Nephi chapter 8, where Lehi sees the symbolic tree of life and shares his vision with his family.
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October 11, 2019 03:45 PM MDT
Sharing her own first experience with the temple — from when she was 12-years-old and living in Argentina — Sister Franco told Latter-day Saints in San Jose of the sacrifices her family made to go to the temple and be sealed together.
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October 11, 2019 03:04 PM MDT
Thanks to Deseret News for making us aware of this statement.
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